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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 12265059" data-attributes="member: 92282">Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to the UNHRC Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe<img src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSTU69k4MKYKw00KOWGCDUDWHe_11twy1AjozOpygOBNzd3G3i9" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Yesterday, after consultation with partners including those who will  join us as co-sponsors, we tabled a draft resolution on Sri Lanka for  consideration by the Human Rights Council (HRC) at its 19th  Session. We have taken this step upon careful reflection and after  extensive dialogue and bilateral engagement at the highest levels of the  U.S. government. Three years since the end of the conflict, it is our  belief that the government of Sri Lanka must take concerted actions on  the ground to foster national reconciliation and accountability. The  U.S. Government has provided humanitarian and development assistance to  facilitate post-war reconciliation, and we believe that HRC action can  further assist in this aim. After consulting broadly with delegations from all regions and  incorporating many helpful suggestions to the initial draft, we have  introduced a moderate, reasonable, and balanced resolution text as a  basis for further discussion and collaboration with our many partners in  the Human Rights Council.  In this regard, we reiterate our  long-expressed willingness to work in partnership with the government of  Sri Lanka on this resolution, and on the broader issues of  reconciliation and accountability. This resolution is not intended to condemn; indeed, it acknowledges  the contributions of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission  (LLRC), which has made many constructive recommendations to the Sri  Lankan government. However, many international and domestic observers  share our conclusion that the government has not yet promulgated a  credible action plan for implementation of those recommendations, nor  has it taken the additional needed steps since the war to foster  national reconciliation. Our intention is clear: we want the countries of the world to join in  encouraging the government of Sri Lanka to take the steps needed to  ensure meaningful and lasting national reconciliation after a long  conflict, to reach out sincerely to the Tamil population and bring them  back in to the national life of Sri Lanka, and to ensure accountability  for actions taken during the war. Time is slipping by for the people of Sri Lanka.  Together with the  international community we want to work with Sri Lanka in order to bring  lasting peace to the island. We firmly believe that action now in this  Council reflects the international community’s ongoing interest in and  support for action on the ground in Sri Lanka. Numerous international  and domestic observers have echoed our concern that the government of  Sri Lanka must now establish domestic processes that will sow the seeds  of lasting peace on the ground.  With this resolution, the countries of  the world can extend their hand of cooperation to help all the people of  Sri Lanka achieve that goal.</blockquote>

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